The general consensus was that it was well enjoyed. Genevieve, Kristy and I thought that despite some very confusing elements in the story it was a good read.
Phil found it to be not "horror" enough. Annette thought it started off creepy and then switched to the Young Adult version. Cheryl also read the Y/A, which turned out to be different to what the rest of us had read. So they got a slightly different interpretation. Cathy started to read it but thought it might just get too scary. I thought that too at the beginning, it was creepy but after talking to Megan who had the Bram Stoker experience at her conference urged me push on. She had just come back from a conference on emerging technologies and education. The presenter used references to Dracula, and the use of technology in the story, phonograph and shorthand (I think there was another, I just can't remember at the moment). Megan's Bram Stoker experience even included a fellow participant with the name Jonathon Harker. Very eerie.....
What do you rate it?
Anna 8
Annette 8
Cheryl 7
Genevieve 8
Kristy 7
Megan 8
Phil 2
So the average is..... 6.85 not bad!
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Great synopsis of the night Anna- Kristy
ReplyDeleteWow Kristy, someone read it, and commented. Many thanks, Anna.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna, and thanks Bram Stoker. One more weird coincidence for me. While reading Dracula (on Hamilton Island if you please) Alison read in the newspaper that it was on that day 100 years prior that Bram Stoker died.......oooowwwww spooky.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book and all it had to offer. It is great to read a classic and understand why it has stood the test of time.
Megan